Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derw Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 112th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derw Road (SA8 4AN) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% higher than the Allt-wen average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derw Road (SA8 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Derw Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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